Loos-en-Gohelle, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in France · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 20,546 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual violence | 21 | 308.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 44 | 647.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 16 | 235.3 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 34 | 500.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 31 | 455.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 12 | 176.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 23 | 338.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 18 | 264.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 9 | 132.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 76 | 1,117.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 28 | 411.8 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 21 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 60 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 118 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 76 |
| Other | 28 |
Questions about crime in Loos-en-Gohelle
- Is Loos-en-Gohelle safe?
- Loos-en-Gohelle: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Loos-en-Gohelle?
- Loos-en-Gohelle: Weighted crime: 20,546 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.9 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Emilienne Moreau 160 m
- School: École élémentaire Emile Basly 520 m
- School: Collège René Cassin 680 m
- School: École maternelle Victor Hugo 880 m
- School: École élémentaire Ovide Leroy 1.1 km
- Railway station: Loos-en-Gohelle 2.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet médical des docteurs Mackowiak, Dubois et Lione 440 m
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier de Lens 3.0 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 1.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Lens 1/10
- Grenay 3/10
- Liévin 2/10
- Mazingarbe 5/10
- Vendin-le-Vieil 3/10
- Bully-les-Mines 2/10
- Loison-sous-Lens 3/10
- Wingles 4/10
Mayors of Loos-en-Gohelle since 2014
Loos-en-Gohelle: Greens and ecologists. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Geoffrey MATHON · Greens and ecologists
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Geoffrey MATHON
about July 2024 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Loos-en-Gohelle ▼ −4% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-François CARON · Greens and ecologists
May 2020 – July 2024
excludes types not published for this commune
Loos-en-Gohelle ▲ +8% · France ▲ +3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-François CARON · Union of the left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Loos-en-Gohelle ▲ +3% · France 0%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Maires: Répertoire national des élus and Ministère de l'Intérieur election results. Crime: SSMSI. Licence Ouverte v2.0. Maires 2014: Ministère de l'Intérieur via IdeesLibres (ODbL).
